Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad v. Huntley
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Allegan. Trespass on the case. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
Suit was brought by Mrs. Huntley impersonal injuries suffered on the 5th day of November, 1874, by reason of an accident caused by a passenger car being thrown from the track and upset. The testimony showed that the mischief was caused by the breaking of an axle containing a large flaw, within the wheel or near its edge. Those witnesses who made any actual examination found the flaw entirely within the axle, and covered by a small thickness of sound metal. The suit was tried in April, 1877, about two years and a half after the accident. Mrs. Huntley was injured in the shoulder, and claimed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad v. Van SteinburgMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Hyatt v. AdamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
- Michigan, Central Railroad v. ColemanMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Elliott v. Van BurenMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
- Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad v. GildersleeveMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
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3Cited by91 opinions
- City of Grand Rapids v. CrockerMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
- Treadwell v. WhittierCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
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- Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad v. NewellIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Stotler ex rel. Stotler v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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